Mechanical man visions and economic notes from era
R J Wensley argues metal workers may free labor from industrial slavery while warning robotic progress remains curious rather than industrial. The piece also surveys citrus grafts in Riverside, a Muscle Shoals nitrogen plant hope, Mussolini price law impacts, looming farm machinery shifts, a wary note on sudden changes, and a dramatic baby revival case with Mrs G E Olmstead's transfusion.
Two New York Farmhouses Date to Pioneer Era
Dr. James E. Boyle, testing oldest New York farmhouse, finds the 1864 Downs house in Southampton to be the state’s oldest. The Mabie house at Rotterdam Junction dates from around 1680 to 1690, with Mabies remaining in the same family for generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
James E. Boyle
New York State College of Agriculture
Jay Downs
Southampton
Suffolk County
L. IL
Downs
Mabie
Rotterdam Junction
Schenectady County
Mabies
Ladies Aid Meeting at M. E. Church South April 4 1928
The Ladies Aid of the M. E. Church South urges all members to attend a meeting on April 4 1928 for important business. Members should bring back clues to assist with outstanding obligations. Mrs Letta Purcell president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
M. E. Church South
Letta Purcell
Thanks to Neighbors for Support During Illness and Death
We thank our sympathizing neighbors and friends for assistance during the illness death and burial of our sister and aunt. Grateful to those who contributed flowers and helped in any manner during the sad hours. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cooper and Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Cooper
Vernon Celebrates Local News and Social Notes
Vernon column reports visitors and gatherings across town. Families like Rouse Revis Hathaways attend shows in Vandalia and Patoka events are listed with church, club, and meeting notes. A town hall entertainment on March 24 and a Republican convention in Patoka are noted along with births and quilting activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoms
John Rouse
John Revis
Beulah Jarrett
Grover Betts
Vandalia
Delmar Freyer
Centralia
Alvin Hathawy
Chatter and Stitch Club
Fred Brown
Mesdames
Ethel Green
Mattie Jarrett
Marie Hathaway
Effie Hathaway
Isabel Protz
Earl Graham
Amy Epps
Marie
Juanita Hathaway
L. E. Green
W. L. Hathaway
Gus Protz
Alvin Hathaway
Fred Jarrett
Protz
Walton
Crawford
Club
H. O. Tillman
Wanda
Ferne Bricker
Forsythe
Archie
C. O. Livesay
Jense Jenson
Shattuc
Elizabeth Livesay
Reva Crothers
Harold Jarrett
Eberle Norris
Harold
Clarence Livesay
Donald Herring
Chas. McNair
Andy Crothers
Geo. Crothers
Thelma Doolen
Bettie Simcox
Patoka
John Gehrken
Goldie
Walter Wernsman
Edna Blankinship
Clinton
Leslie Woolsey
B. H. Woolsey
Leslie
Fred
Bluff City
John Barnes
Vernon
Lawrence
Edna Werriman
Fannie Crowder
Salem
Town Hall
Mar
Vernon Visitors Report Family Callers
Mrs. Laura Meador and her granddaughter Alice visited Vernon on Tuesday along with Tom Belcher and one son as callers, extending family greetings in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Protz
Alice Wernsman
Walter Wernsman
Alice Wade
W. K. Hoag
Vandalia Pentecostal Church
Varnell
Nellie Doolen
Nancy Walton
Dickey
Jim Lane
String
Town
Vernon
Mel Sprinkle
Rose Gehrken
Thural Morey
Jesse Walton
Anna Wasmuth
Mesdames
Nana _ Oats
Sarah Arnold
Myrtle Sprinkle
Bertha Danbury
C. O. Livesay
Earl Graham
Ora Whitehurst
Mayme West
Flo Morgan
Madge Doolen
Grace Revis
Ferne Gehrken
Rose Crothers
Mary K. Smith
Lela Grey
George Walton
Ray
East St. Louis
Standard Oil
Town Hall
Ellis Doolen
Warren Bobbitt
Warren Caudle
Pete Prott
Lew Bates
Tom Quayle
Roland Doolen
Merritt Doolen
Brummitt
John Gillespie
Leora
Mabel Gillespie
Philip Meador
Mattie Jarrett
Major Lamborn
Meice Vera
Opal Jones
Miss Opal
Alice ‘Wade
Dean Merritt
Wm. Wade
W. L. Hathaway
Patoka
Jim Emerson
Dave Johnson
W. F. Belcher
O. A. Nattier
Harold Jolliff
Rufus Stevens
Wm. Godel
James Lawson
John Simcox
Roy Jones
Nathan Keist
Glen Cox
Donald
Nell Johnson
Kankakee
Juanita Carter
Juanita Saat
Neal Sorrel
Our City
P. W. Jarrett
Near
Vandalia
Fred Jarrett
Pearl Frisby
Laura Meador
Alice
Tom Belcher
Willie Lowé Shopper in Arnold Chapel Mentioned in City
Willie Lowé of Arnold Chapel is noted as a shopper in the city on Wednesday. The fragment records a brief sighting of Lowé and highlights local commerce activity.
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California
Riverside Chamber of Commerce
Brazil
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Willie Lowé
Arnold Chapel
Our City
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R. J. Wensley
George Washington
Lucullus
Asia
Mr. Rogers
Muscle Shoals
Rogers
Power Trust
Mussolini
Italy
Rev. Mitzel
Fred Busenhart
Near Shobonier
Jim Vandeventer
Wm. Vandeventer
Olive
Dan Lester
Lester Chapel
Childein
Fletcher
Odin
Sherd Phillips
Farrow
Clarence Tackett
John A. Jennings
Patoka Home Town Bread
Patoka Bakery
Patoka, Illinois
Hudson
New Hudson
f.C.b. Detroit
Langenfeld Motor Co
Hudson-Essex
Centralia, Illinois